NCPA to CMS: A Third of Independent Pharmacies Won’t Carry Drugs in the Negotiated Price Program, and 60 Percent More are Considering Dropping Out

NCPA warns CMS that many independent pharmacies won’t carry MDPN drugs https://ncpa.org/newsroom/news-releases/2025/01/27/ncpa-cms-third-independent-pharmacies-wont-carry-drugs-negotiated The National Community Pharmacists Association today submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services with a stern warning that more than 90 percent of independent pharmacies may decide, or have already decided, to not stock drugs in the Medicare Drug Price […]

Another death because of the intentional failure to properly treat a high acuity chronic pain pt?

Is this just another PREMATURE DEATH caused by inappropriate care, denial of care, or just “writing off” another high acuity chronic pain pt? Another death that will not show up on any statistical database as an intentional failure of our health care system? Gretchen’s Pain Journey and Death I write this on behalf of one […]